Türkiye's Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)
What does ‘political détente’ bring to Turkish politics?
| OpinionSpeaking to reporters after last week’s Friday prayer, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commented on his meeting …
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OpinionWhat does ‘political détente’ bring to Turkish politics?
By Burhanettin DuranSpeaking to reporters after last week’s Friday prayer, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commented on his meeting with Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairperson Özgür Özel, adding that he intended to visit the CHP headquarters soon: “This is what Türkiye and Turkish politics need. I wish to start a process of political softening in Türkiye by making that visit happen at the earliest convenience. We will take that step.”
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OpinionCHP Chair Özel’s line challenges new IP’s third-way agenda
By Burhanettin DuranThe Good Party (IP) held an emergency congress on Sunday to replace its chairperson, Meral Akşener, with Müsavat Dervişoğlu.
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OpinionSolving CHP puzzle in new era: Özel, Imamoğlu, Yavaş all emboldened
By Burhanettin DuranAll political parties need to interpret the outcome of the March 31 municipal elections accurately.
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Why CHP is compelled to work with YSP
By Burhanettin DuranAhead of the March 2024 municipal elections, the ongoing Good Party (IP) crisis continues to capture everyone’s attention. That party’s chairwoman, Meral Akşener, recently accused the mayors of Istanbul and Ankara, Ekrem Imamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş, of "cowardice." Several parliamentarians are rumored to be on the brink of leaving the IP over those comments.
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Whither the Good Party’s crisis in Türkiye
By Burhanettin DuranWith the 2024 municipal elections just three months away, the crisis within Türkiye’s political opposition worsens amid accusations of conspiracy. The Good Party’s (IP) decision to contest the election “freely” and “individually” encouraged some members of the municipal councils in Ankara and Istanbul (who were part of the "ecosystem" that the two mayors created) and some parliamentarians to resign.
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Good Party’s unpaid alliance bill and CHP’s key challenges
By Burhanettin DuranThe IP leadership’s refusal to endorse the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) mayoral candidates in Istanbul and Ankara caused uproar among local chapters and council members, whom those municipalities support financially, as well as other proponents of electoral alliances. In other words, Ekrem Imamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş, widely seen as mayors of the 2019 alliance, used their influence over the IP – arguably the price that IP Chair Meral Akşener and her movement are expected to pay.
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Akşener’s leadership test, Özel’s style and Kemalism
By Burhanettin DuranOver the past few months, the Republican People's Party (CHP) has been working toward convincing the Good Party (IP) to join forces ahead of next year's municipal elections. Local leaders who happen to be part of the municipal ecosystem in Istanbul and Ankara support some type of collaboration.
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One picture, downed drone and the military authorization bill
By Burhanettin DuranTürkiye carried out airstrikes in Syria and Iraq last week in response to a terrorist attack against the Interior Ministry in Ankara. During that period, one statement and one picture attracted plenty of attention.